Ivan Reitman Biography, Age, Family, Education, Net Worth, Movies & More

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Ivan Reitman OC (October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television director, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998.

Notable films he directed include Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), Twins (1988), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Dave (1993), and Junior (1994). Reitman also served as producer for such films as Animal House (1978), Beethoven (1992), Space Jam (1996), and Private Parts (1997).

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Ivan Reitman

Ivan Reitman Biography / Wiki

NameIvan Reitman
Also Know
GenderMale
Known ForProduction
Place of BirthKomárno, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Date of BirthOctober 27, 1946
Age(as in 2023 Feb)75
Deathday2022-02-12

Ivan Reitman Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Imagining ‘Heavy Metal’Self1999-01-01Documentary about the making of “Heavy Metal” (1981)….
Who You Gonna Call?: A Ghostbusters Retrospective2014-09-16Entertainment Journalist Geoff Boucher sits down with Director Ivan Reitman and Co-Writer/Actor Dan Aykroyd, who recall shooting the original, discuss…
Time Is But a Window: Ghostbusters 2 and Beyond2014-09-16A retrospective on Ghostbusters 2….
On Screen!: Shivershimself2008-02-10The debut feature from Canada’s most celebrated filmmaker, David Cronenberg, Shivers provided the young director with a crash course in feature filmma…
Who You Gonna Call?Self2020-09-26Chances are, even someone who doesn’t immediately recognize the name Ray Parker Jr. will recognize his monster smash hit song “Ghost Busters” This is …
GhostheadsSelf2016-04-23A documentary that explores the extreme side of the Ghostbusters fandom. Join us as we travel the world meeting extreme Ghostbusters fans. Every Ghost…
Old School: OrientationHimself2003-06-10Behind the scenes of Old School…
The Yearbook: An Animal House ReunionHimself – Producer1998-10-13This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector’s edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew be…
Fantastic Mr. MurraySelf – Interviewee (archive footage)2019-10-20Bill Murray is considered by many of his fans to be “the coolest man in the world”. But how is it that this actor, who for a long time did little more…
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelf2020-01-07The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the “Ghostbusters” franchise….
BelushiSelf (archive footage)2020-10-14Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short…
Animal House: The Inside StorySelf2008-08-13Documentary about the making of Animal House…
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National LampoonSelf / Film Director2015-01-25A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring …
Hotel for DogsSelf – Closing Credits Sequence (uncredited)2009-01-16Placed in a foster home that doesn’t allow pets, 16-year-old Andi and her younger brother, Bruce, turn an abandoned hotel into a home for their dog. S…
Ghostbusters IIMan Walking Outside Firehouse / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)1989-06-16Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retire…
GhostbustersZuul / Slimer (voice) (uncredited)1984-06-08After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting “ghostbusters” who…

Ivan Reitman Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
GhostbustersDirector1984-06-08After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting “ghostbusters” who…
Kindergarten CopDirector1990-12-21Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh…
Ghostbusters IIDirector1989-06-16Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retire…
My Super Ex-GirlfriendDirector2006-07-20When New York architect Matt Saunders dumps his new girlfriend Jenny Johnson – a smart, sexy and reluctant superhero known as G-Girl – she uses her po…
StripesDirector1981-06-25John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment….
Six Days Seven NightsDirector1998-06-12When Quinn, a grouchy pilot living the good life in the South Pacific, agrees to transfer a savvy fashion editor, Robin, to Tahiti, he ends up strande…
JuniorDirector1994-11-22As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body….
DaveDirector1993-05-07A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre…
Fathers’ DayDirector1997-05-09Smart aleck lawyer, Jack Lawrence is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her child is his. Enter Dale Putley. A depressed goofball who i…
EvolutionDirector2001-06-08A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term “survival of the …
TwinsDirector1988-12-08Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proporti…
Legal EaglesDirector1986-06-18District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client …
MeatballsDirector1979-06-28Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he’s young at heart and only marginally more mature than the ca…
No Strings AttachedDirector2011-01-21Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attach…
Cannibal GirlsDirector1973-04-01A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh….
Draft DayDirector2014-04-11At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’…
OrientationDirector1968-12-31Spoof of typical university orientation films, about a freshman’s life at university….
Foxy LadyDirector1971-09-27A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist helping people who are in trouble, and Leander (S…

Ivan Reitman Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
GhostbustersProducer1984-06-08After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting “ghostbusters” who…
Kindergarten CopProducer1990-12-21Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord wh…
Beethoven’s 2ndExecutive Producer1993-12-14Beethoven is back — and this time, he has a whole brood with him now that he’s met his canine match, Missy, and fathered a family. The only problem i…
Ghostbusters IIProducer1989-06-16Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retire…
StripesProducer1981-06-25John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment….
Six Days Seven NightsProducer1998-06-12When Quinn, a grouchy pilot living the good life in the South Pacific, agrees to transfer a savvy fashion editor, Robin, to Tahiti, he ends up strande…
JuniorProducer1994-11-22As part of a fertility research project, a male scientist agrees to carry a pregnancy in his own body….
DaveProducer1993-05-07A sweet-natured Temp Agency operator and amateur Presidential look-alike is recruited by the Secret Service to become a temporary stand-in for the Pre…
Old SchoolExecutive Producer2003-02-21Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater….
BeethovenExecutive Producer1992-04-03The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This “hole” is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their h…
Heavy MetalProducer1981-08-07The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror….
DisturbiaExecutive Producer2007-04-12Kale is a 17-year-old placed under house arrest after punching his teacher. He is confined to his house, and decides to use his free time spying on hi…
FedsExecutive Producer1988-10-28Ellie DeWitt and Janis Zuckermann are admitted to the very strict FBI Training Academy. They get a hard course, in which they learn to deal with guns …
Road TripExecutive Producer2000-05-19From the director of the Hangover trilogy and Joker, Road Trip is a raunchy college comedy classic. After an Ithaca college student films his one-nig…
EuroTripExecutive Producer2004-02-20When Scott learns that his longtime cyber-buddy from Berlin is a gorgeous young woman, he and his friends embark on a trip across Europe….
Fathers’ DayProducer1997-05-09Smart aleck lawyer, Jack Lawrence is one day visited by an ex-girlfriend who tells him her child is his. Enter Dale Putley. A depressed goofball who i…
EvolutionProducer2001-06-08A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term “survival of the …
TwinsProducer1988-12-08Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proporti…
Stop! Or My Mom Will ShootProducer1992-02-21A tough police sergeant’s mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she bu…
ShiversProducer1975-10-10The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends o…
Legal EaglesProducer1986-06-18District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client …
ChloeProducer2010-03-04A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger….
The UninvitedExecutive Producer2009-01-30Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother’s tragic death and discovers that her mother’s former nurse, Rach…
RabidExecutive Producer1977-04-08After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a strange phallic growth on her body and a thirst for…
Death WeekendProducer1976-09-17Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the h…
HitchcockProducer2012-11-22Following his great success with “North by Northwest,” director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert B…
Draft DayProducer2014-04-11At the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to rebuild his team when he trades for the number one pick. He must decide what he’…
GhostbustersProducer2016-07-14Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Pat…
Cannibal GirlsExecutive Producer1973-04-01A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh….
Space JamProducer1996-11-15Jokes fly as the Tune Squad takes on the Nerdlucks in a hardcourt game to decide if the Looney Tunes remain here… or become attractions at a far-off…
BaywatchProducer2017-05-25Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the …
Up in the AirProducer2009-09-05Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million…
Post GradProducer2009-08-21Ryden Malby has a master plan. Graduate college, get a great job, hang out with her best friend and find the perfect guy. But her plan spins hilarious…
Animal HouseProducer1978-07-27At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him….
I Love You, ManExecutive Producer2009-03-20Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that…
No Strings AttachedProducer2011-01-21Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attach…
Father FiguresProducer2017-12-21Upon learning that their mother has been lying to them for years about their allegedly deceased father, two fraternal twin brothers hit the road in or…
Ghostbusters: AfterlifeProducer2021-11-11When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy …
Foxy LadyProducer1971-09-27A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist helping people who are in trouble, and Leander (S…
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster HuntingProducer2020-10-14Recruited by a secret society of babysitters, a high schooler battles the Boogeyman and his monsters when they nab the boy she’s watching on Halloween…
Casual Sex?Executive Producer1988-04-22Two girls go away to a holiday resort looking for a change of pace, hoping to meet some nice men for a change. They discover that they can’t find the …
Killing Me SoftlyExecutive Producer2002-05-10A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past….
GodmotheredExecutive Producer2020-12-04A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored…
The Late ShiftExecutive Producer1996-02-24David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from “The Tonight Show.”…
BlackoutExecutive Producer1978-08-25A black comedy of violent criminals who terrorize apartment dwellers during New York’s 1977 power blackout….
Space Jam: A New LegacyExecutive Producer2021-07-08When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the w…
Ilsa, the Tigress of SiberiaProducer1977-09-29Siberia 1953: Ilsa is now working in a Gulag prison camp. Her mission is to “retrain the minds” of those who don’t agree with the communists….
The Columbus of SexProducer1969-01-01An adaptation of the 1888 Victorian memoir “My Secret Life,” in which an author describes his lifelong pursuit of the perfect sexual experience. T…
ProducerMummies Alive! is an American animated series from DIC Entertainment. It originally aired for one season in 1997.

In ancient Egypt, an evil sorcerer …

ProducerDelta House is an American sitcom that was adapted from the 1978 film National Lampoon’s Animal House. The series aired from January to April 1979 on …

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Cannibal GirlsStory1973-04-01A young couple spend the night in a restaurant, only to find out that it is haunted by three dead women who hunger for human flesh….
Foxy LadyWriter1971-09-27A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist helping people who are in trouble, and Leander (S…
Legal EaglesStory1986-06-18District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client …

Sound

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
RabidMusic Supervisor1977-04-08After undergoing radical surgery for injuries from a motorcycle accident, a young woman develops a strange phallic growth on her body and a thirst for…

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Columbus of SexDirector of Photography1969-01-01An adaptation of the 1888 Victorian memoir “My Secret Life,” in which an author describes his lifelong pursuit of the perfect sexual experience. T…
Foxy LadyEditor1971-09-27A gender-switched retelling of the myth of Hero and Leander. Hero (Alan Gordon) simply cannot resist helping people who are in trouble, and Leander (S…

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